Dante and World Literature (Dante i vsemirnaya literatura), 1967. In Russian

Данте и всемирная литература. / Под ред. Н. И. Балашова, И. Н. Голенищева-Кутузова, А. Д. Михайлова. (АН СССР. Институт мировой литературы им. А. М. Горького).
Москва : Наука, 1967.
260 с. : ил. + вкл. л. ил. Твёрдый издательский переплёт, увеличенный формат.
***
Dante and World Literature (Dante i vsemirnaya literatura). / Edited by N. I. Balashov, I. N. Golenishchev-Kutuzov, A. D. Mikhailov. (Academy of Sciences of the USSR).
Moscow : Nauka, 1967.
260 pp. : ill. + inserted illustration leaves. Hardcover, large format.

This 1967 scholarly collection, published by the "Nauka" publishing house under the auspices of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, is a significant contribution to Soviet Dante studies (dantologia). The volume was prepared to commemorate the 700th anniversary of the birth of Dante Alighieri (1265–1321), reflecting the deep intellectual engagement of Soviet medievalists and philologists with the Florentine poet's legacy.
Edited by a triumvirate of eminent literary scholars—Nikolai Balashov, Ilya Golenishchev-Kutuzov, and Alexander Mikhailov—the book moves beyond simple biography to explore the complex "afterlife" of The Divine Comedy. The essays trace the reception of Dante’s work across borders and centuries, from the troubadours of Provence to the giants of Russian literature. Of particular value are the investigations into how Dante's synthesis of medieval theology and Renaissance humanism resonated within the Russian cultural consciousness.
The edition is enriched by both in-text figures and high-quality inserted illustration leaves, featuring reproductions of classical artworks inspired by Dante, including works by Botticelli, Doré, and various Renaissance miniaturists. These visual elements complement the philosophical and philological analyses, making the book as aesthetically pleasing as it is intellectually rigorous.
For the collector of academic literature or the specialist in Romance philology, this volume remains a cornerstone reference. It captures a moment of peak Soviet humanistic scholarship, where the rigor of the Academy met the universal grandeur of the "Supreme Poet."